Dublin and the Guinness Factory Take 2.

Wednesday morning we left early for Dublin. We woke up and figured out a way to fit all of our suitcases and us in the car...boy was that difficult. We had to put four of us in the back seat for a three hour ride, which was not very comfortable. When we got to Dublin we checked in at our hotel in the Temple Bar area. Once settled in we starting walking to the Guinness Factory. On our way to the factory we also stopped for lunch. The food was great. We were told that the walk to the factory would only take about fifteen minutes but this was such a lie. It took us way longer to walk to the factory and it is safe to say that we were thrilled to finally arrive. The factory was great yet again. This time though my parents and I decided to do the pour your own pint. We waited in line and were taught how to pour the perfect Guinness pint. It was awesome.

Steps to pouring a perfect pint.

1. Make sure the pint glass is clean and room temperature.

2. Hold the glass under the handle of the keg and tilt the glass to a forty-five degree angle.

3. Pull the handle of the keg backwards and pour the beer until it reaches the middle of the harp.

4. Let the Guinness settle in the glass.

5. Pull the handle of the keg forwards until the pint is full.

6. Place the Guinness pint in front of the person with the Guinness symbol showing.

Mom pouring her perfect Guinness pint.

After we learned how to pour the perfect pint we then drank our perfects pints. From there we continued our tour to the Gravity Bar where Dylan got a pint and Oma and Pop Pop got their drinks. Of course after the tour it was time to shop in the gift shop.

The Guinness Factory Door.

Oma was tired from the walk there (as were the rest of us) so she decided that she wanted to take a horse and buggy ride to the Temple Bar district.. It was so cool, especially since I had never been on one before. My parents walked back and Dylan, Oma, Pop Pop, and I took the ride back. We wanted to get a drink at The Temple Bar but it was packed so we decided to go back to the hotel and get a drink at their bar. After the drinks we rested a little and then headed to a restaurant for dinner. We decided that after dinner we would go back to the hotel and sleep since we had a long day the next day. Unfortunately, in Ireland St. Patrick's Day is so huge that they celebrate all week and since our hotel was in such a popular place it was VERY LOUD. The music at the bar attached to the hotel did not close until around 3:00a.m. so we did not fall asleep until around then. It was kind of amazing actually because as soon as 3:00a.m. came around the music stopped and the noise completely stopped. My mom was not a fan of the hotel but I did not think it was that bad. Then again I can sleep through almost anything.

Dylan and I on the horse and buggy.

Oma and Pop Pop on the horse and buggy.

The Temple Bar.